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A dog no more J.D. Power has confirmed our suspicions that Hyundai quality has improved. Hyundai was the surprise of the J.D. Power initial quality ball this year, overtaking Toyota to place seventh in name- plate rankings. Lexus topped the list, followed by Cadillac, Jaguar, Honda, Buick and Mercury.

In overall corporate quality rankings, Toyota was first, then Honda, Hyundai and BMW. All other car companies came in below the corporate average of 119 problems per 100 vehicles. Cubist world Among comments by Nissan president and CEO Carlos Ghosn in his annual report for 2003 ...

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